Door-hanger.



No. 856,796. PATENTBD JUNE 11, 1907.

l W. MCDONALD.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1906.

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No. 856,796. PATENTED JUNE 11, 1907.

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APPLIUATION FILED MAY 3, 1906.

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l/VILLIAM L'IODONALD, OF CLAREMONT, MINNESOTA.

DOOR-HANGER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 1 l, 1907.

Application filed May 3, 1.906. Serial No. 315,050.

To (ti/Z whom it may concern- Be it known that I, l/VILLIAM MCDONALD, acitizen of the United States, residing at Claremont, in the county ofDodge and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Door-Hangers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full. clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in hangers and moreparticularly to that class adapted to be used in connection with doors,gates and similar closures and my object is to provide a device of thisclass whereby the door, etc. may be seated within an opening or removedtherefrom and disposed to one side of the opening.

A further object is to provide a suitable track-way and guides for thedoor and hangers.

Other objects and advantages will behereinafter made clearly apparent inthe specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings I have shown the preferred form of myinvention.

In said drawings, Figure 1 is a view in elevation of a structure havingmy improved hanger attached thereto, showing the door ready to be movedto one side of the openin Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; Fig. 3 isan end elevation of my improved hanger showing the structure in sectionand the door removed from the opening; Fig. 4 is a similar view showingthe door seated in the opening and, Fig. 5 is a detail view of theopposite hanger from that shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawings andshowing the door seated in the opening.

Referring to the figures by numerals of reference, 1 indicates abuilding or structure, said structure having an opening 2 therein, and 3indicates a door or closure for said opening, said door being soconstructed that when seated in the opening 2, it will be flush with thebody of the building. A track way 41, having securing brackets 5integral therewith, is secured to the side of the structure andv at apoint above the opening 2, a portion of the track way extending oversaid opening while the remainder of the track way is secured to thestructure at one side of the opening. Secured to one edge of the door 3are brackets 6, said. brackets having rotatably mounted therein avertically disposed bar 7, said bar having a cranked portion 3 near itsupper end.

The extreme upper portion 9 of the bar 7 extends through the bottomportion 17 of my improved hanger. Extending upwardly at right anglesfrom the outer edge of the bottom 17 and formed integral therewith is anouter side plate 10, the upper end of said plate being bent inwardly atright angles to the side plate 10 a distance equal to the width of thebottom portion 17, and then downwardly at right angles, as shown at 18,the outer and inner sides thus formed having journaled therebetwecn apair of sheaves 11 which are designed to travel along the trackway 4.Extending upwardly at right angles from the inner edge of the bottom 17is a side plate 19, at the upper end of which I provide an outwardlyextending bead or ledge 20,-the outer edge of which is adjacent theinner face of the lower edge of the trackway 1. It will be understoodthat the ends of the inner side portions 18 and 19 are separatedsufficiently to allow the free passage therebetween of thetrack-supporting brackets 5.

A partition 21 parallel with the bottom portion 17 of the hangerconnects the inner side 19 with the outer side 10 of the hanger andlends strength and rigidity to the frame. The upper portion 9 of the bar7 extends, through the center of the bottom portion 17 and also throughthe partition 21, adjacent the lower edge of the trackway l, thuspreventing the hanger from moving upwardly and allowing the sheaves toleave said trackway. Collars 22 are pinned or otherwise secured to thebar 9 above and below the partition 21 which prevent longitudinalmovement of the hanger on said bar but allow said bar to freely rotatein the bearings formed by said bottom 17 and partition 21. It will beseenthat the hanger herein described is substantially G-shaped and soconstructed as to be held in vertical alinement with the bar 9 at alltimes.

Secured to the opposite edge of the door 3 is a hanger 12, said hangerbeing secured directly to the door in any preferred manner and it isprovided at its upper end with a sheave 13, said sheave being alsodesigned to travel upon the track-way l. That edge of the door havingthe hanger 12 secured there to is directed into the opening 2 bydisposing that portion of the track-way immediately lever 14 is moved inthe opposite direction until that edge of the door carrying the bar 7 isforced out of the opening 2 when the door is moved bodily along thetrack-way 4 and disposed to one side of the opening. The lower end ofthe door 3 is prevented from swinging while being closed through themedium of a suitable roller 15 mounted upon a bracket 16 and the lowerend. of that edge of the door carrying the hanger 12 is directed intothe opening 2 by means of a guide 17.

What I claim is 1. The combination with a cardoor and a trackway abovesaid door; of a hanger comprising a frame, a pair of sheaves mounted inthe upper end of said hanger frame, an outwardly directed ledge at theupper end of the inner side section of said frame, a partitionconnecting the sides of said hanger frame, a bar rotatably journaled inthe partition and bottom portion of the hanger frame, and collarssecured to said bar above and below the partition whereby longitudinalmovement of the hanger on the bar will be prevented.

2. The combination with a sliding door, and a trackway above said-door;of a door hanger comprising a frame substantially G- shaped, sheavesrotatably mounted in the upper end of said frame, a partition above andparallel with the bottom of the frame and connecting the lower portionof the side sections of said frame, a bar centrally disposed through thepartition and the bottom of the hanger frame, collars secured to the barabove and below the partition, and an outwardly directed ledge on theinner side section of the frame.

3. The combination with a car door and a trackway above said door; of ahanger comprising a frame, a pair of sheaves mounted in the upper end ofsaid frame, an outwardly directed ledge at the upper end of the innerside section of said frame, a partition connecting the sides of saidframe, a bar journaled in the partition and bottom portion of the hangerframe, and collars mounted on said bar on each side of the partition,said hanger being substantially G-shaped.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM MCDONALD.

l/Vitnesses:

THOMAS BLAIR, A. C. BELL.

